Michael Reeves is a developer with the idea to start a YouTube channel specializing in crazy robotic inventions. To get a feel for the character, the first project that launched his channel two years ago was a robotic laser whose purpose was to recognize faces and then dazzle its victim. It does it again, this time transforming a Roomba vacuum robot to scream in pain and hurl insults every time it hits a wall, a chair…or your foot. The video begins with Michael Reeves explaining with his cool humor that the idea of a robot vacuum cleaner screaming in pain was practically imposed on him by his followers. He warns that this is not the project he really wanted to accomplish, but rather a quick implementation to please his community.
This Roomba robot vacuum screams in pain as it crashes, video
Concretely, he hollowed out the vacuum cleaner part of a Roomba and replaced it with a Raspberry Pi, radio transmitter, speaker, relays, and connected all the collision sensors so the Raspberry Pi could play an audio file on each collision. detected. At first he had his text read in a synthetic voice – but very quickly contacted a few YouTuber friends to record the actual crying and other craziness. The result is then… much more believable.
He then decides to test his robot on site in a large area. The rest of the video shows sellers laughing as they discover Michael Reeves’ invention. The YouTuber concludes by saying that the world may not be ready for robots swearing all day long. Do you think so too? We invite you to watch the video to form your own opinion on the subject:
